September 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting Agenda
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Notices
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NOTICE: As stated in state statue, a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the west wall of this meeting room. The meeting was duly advertised in the designated newspaper and all board member were served notice of the meeting.
SEQUENCE OF AGENDA: The sequence of agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board. Please arrive at the beginning of the meeting. CLOSED SESSION: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. ACTION ITEM: The board reserves the right to take action on an item listed on the board agenda.
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Call Meeting to Order
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Roll Call
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Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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Motion by Board Member #1 to excuse absent board members ___________,______________, and _____________ Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried. |
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Report from Board Committee(s)
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Student Board Member Oath of Office
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Regular Meeting Agenda
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Recognition of Student Achievement (Bobcat Excellence)
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Public Participation (Maximum of 30 Minutes Allotted for this Portion of the Meeting)
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This is the portion of the meeting when visitors to the meeting may speak to any item.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Getting Started: When you have been recognized by the Board President to speak, please stand and state your name and address, as well as the topic on which you will be speaking to the Board of Education. After the Board President has given you permission to proceed, your time will begin. Time Limit: You may speak only one time and must limit comments to 3 minutes or less. Personnel or Student Topic: If you are planning to speak about personnel or student matter involving an individual, please understand that our policies require that such concerns initially be directed to the administration for consideration. Board members will generally not respond to any questions you ask or comments you make about individual staff members or students. You are cautioned that slanderous comments are not protected just because they are made at Board meetings. General Rules: Please remember that this is a public meeting for the conduct of the business of the Board of Education. Comments from within the audience while others are speaking or Board members are speaking will not be tolerated. Offensive language, personal attacks, and hostile conduct will not be tolerated. No Action by the Board: Any item not on the agenda will not be acted upon by the Board of Education at this meeting.
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Correspondence
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Consent Agenda
Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting(s) Approve Treasurer's Report Approve School Activity Fund Report Approve Control Budget Report Required by State Statute 79-506
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1 to approve the Consent Agenda Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried.
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Payment of Claims
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1 claims for _____ be approved as presented in the amount of ____ General Fund:_____, Building Fund:_____ Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried.
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding Authorizing Purchase and Use of Online Mathematics and English Language Arts Intervention Materials for the Middle School (Grade 5 and 6 Supplementary and Reinforcement Materials)
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding A Request from the Hemingford Education Association to be recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff.
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding Approval of the 2025-2026 Budget of Expenses (This includes the General Fund, Depreciation Fund, Employee Benefit Fund, Activities Fund, School Nutrition Fund, Special Building Fund, Cooperative Fund, Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund, and Student Fee Fund)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1 Approve the Budget for 2025-2026 as follows: General Fund $8,902,899, Depreciation Fund $326,838, Employee Benefit Fund $107,546, Activities Fund $595,823, School Nutrition Fund $447,370, Special Building Fund $6,643,631, Cooperative Fund $105,712, Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund $130,975, Student Fee Fund $0. Total all funds: $14,260,794. Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried.
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding Approval of the Tax Request Resolution for 2025-2026
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Discussion Regarding Participation in the State Education Conference and Selection of a Delegate to Represent the Hemingford Public Schools Board of Education at the Delegate Assembly
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Motion by Board Member #1 to designate ______ as the Delegate for Hemingford Public Schools Board of Education at the NASB Delegate Assembly Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried. |
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Presentation and Discussion with Mrs. Gilkerson and Mrs. Johnston Regarding Student and Staff Wellbeing Initiatives
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding a Resolution to Adopt the Region 23 Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Discuss, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action Regarding Investment of Funds in the Employee Benefit Fund, the Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund, and the Depreciation Fund
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This may be a good time to consider investing a portion of fund balances in either CDs at Nebraska Bank or with the Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund.
Here is some information we received from Nebraska Bank: I would be willing to push the 3 mo up 10 basis points to a 4% APY and 6 month up the same 0.10% to 3.90% I know that doesn’t quite get to a match state, but I would recommend taking into consideration how future rate changes may impact earnings on the liquid asset fund as I believe this can change with short term rates. As we sit today, the market has a 91.8% probability of a 0.25% cut on 9/17, a 70.8% chance of another 0.25% cut on 10/29, and a 64% chance of another 0.25% cut on 12/10. New economic data may change this outlook but it certainly looks like we are heading for additional downward rate pressure through the end of the year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion by Board Member #1 Invest $___ of the Deprecitation Fund with ____ for __ months and $___ in the Employee Benefit Fund with ____ for __ months. Seconded by Board Member #2 Motion carried. |
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Discussion/Possible Action Items
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Student Board Representative Report
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Administration Reports
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Superintendent Report
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Policy Review
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Items For Next Board Meeting
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Adjournment
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